South Carolina

The Grand at Midtown Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. — NAI Avant has secured retail tenants for all five available suites in The Grand at Midtown, a mixed-use apartment community located at the corner of Meeting and Spring streets in downtown Charleston. King of Pops, a gourmet popsicle company, and an unnamed retailer will join existing retailers Edward Jones, Bull Street Market and CHS Revolution at the property, which was formerly known as Elan Midtown. Phillipa Ward of Arthur Ravenel Commercial Realty represented King of Pops in the 615-square-foot lease transaction. Amanda Reeves of Lee & Associates represented the unnamed retailer in the 1,575-square-foot lease deal. Scott Peevy and Ruth Marie Embler of NAI Avant represented the landlord, Meeting Street Realty Co., in the lease negotiations.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Co-developers Kassinger Development Group and Richardson Properties have broken ground on Sweetwater, a 266-unit luxury apartment community located on Beresford Creek in Charleston. The property will be located across Daniel Island near I-526 via Clements Ferry and the Wando River via boat. Sweetwater Construction is the general contractor for the property. Every apartment unit at Sweetwater will feature a porch. Waterfront amenities include boat parking, a boat ramp, kayak and canoe launch and community docks. Sweetwater will also feature pet parks, a fitness center, gathering barn, waterfront swimming pool and greenhouses. Upon completion, the 50-acre site will also house an 18-room boutique inn and an event lawn. The development team expects to deliver the property’s first buildings in early 2016.

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Duncan Distribution Center South Carolina

DUNCAN, S.C. — CBRE has brokered the $12.6 million sale of Duncan Distribution Center, a 350,000-square-foot, Class B distribution center in Duncan, part of the Spartanburg West industrial submarket. Beacon Partners purchased the distribution center, which was fully occupied at the time of sale. Patrick Gildea, Brett Floyd and John Scott of CBRE represented the seller, Duncan Owner Corp., in the transaction. The center is located near I-85, the South Carolina Inland Port in Greer and BMW’s manufacturing plant.

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ROCK HILL, S.C. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has structured a $17 million refinance loan for Brookstone Apartments, a 348-unit multifamily community located in Rock Hill, a suburb of Charlotte. Justin Nelson led Walker & Dunlop’s team to arrange the 15-year loan with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Built in 2001, the property’s amenity package includes a clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, laundry facility, gated access, playground, swimming pool, volleyball court and dog park.

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Shandon Crossing Columbia South Carolina

COLUMBIA AND GREENVILLE, S.C. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of two multifamily communities in Columbia and Greenville totaling $7.3 million. The transactions include the $5.5 million sale of the 152-unit Shandon Crossing in Columbia and the $1.8 million sale of the 37-unit Hampton Harbor in Greenville. Warrendale, Pa.-based DBC Shandon Crossing LP purchased Shandon Crossing from Atlanta-based Varden Capital Properties LLC. Mark Boyce, Andrew Mays and Paul Vetter of Berkadia brokered both transactions.

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Polo Village Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. AND HIGH POINT, N.C. — Capital One Multifamily Finance has closed a total of $39.5 million in agency loans for the acquisition of two apartment communities in the Carolinas. Chad Thomas Hagwood of Capital One originated both agency loans on behalf of the borrowers, affiliates of EBSCO Income Properties. The loans included a $20.5 million Freddie Mac loan for EBSCO’s acquisition of Polo Village, a 312-unit apartment community in Columbia, and a $19 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Highbrook Apartments, a 312-unit Class B apartment community in High Point. Watson Bryant of Multi Housing Advisors’ Charlotte office brokered the sale of both communities.

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Westgate Apartments Spartanburg South Carolina

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $2.8 million in acquisition financing for Westgate Apartments, a 122-unit multifamily community in Spartanburg. Dave Stewart of NorthMarq’s Charlotte office arranged the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through an unnamed Fannie Mae DUS lender.

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FORT MILL, S.C. — Atlanta-based tvsdesign has announced the groundbreaking of LPL Financial’s new regional headquarters in Fort Mill, a suburb of Charlotte. The architecture firm was the architect and interior designer of record for the 450,000-square-foot campus that will be located on 27.9 acres in Kingsley, a master-planned development. The new campus will house roughly 1,000 LPL Financial employees and will have elevators and stair cores separated from office areas to maximize interior space and natural daylight. Other sustainable features include reclaimed interior woodwork sourced from white oak trees on the grounds, the use of local and recycled materials, electric vehicle charging stations, tree preservation, bicycle storage and net-zero water efficiency techniques. The property’s on-site amenities will include outdoor meeting areas, a restaurant, fitness center and health clinic. The campus is slated for a late fall 2016 completion.

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Palmilla Parkside Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. — TD Bank has provided approximately $6 million for the renovation and rehabilitation of 100 affordable housing multifamily units in Charleston’s Ashley River submarket. Lori Swan of TD Bank structured the five-year loan with a 25-year amortization schedule on behalf of the developer, The Hampstead Group. The loan will be used to renovate the apartment units at Palmilla Parkside, previously known as St. Andrews Gardens, to provide housing for moderate-income residents. The original apartments were built in the 1970s as low-income housing and recently fell into disrepair. As part of its planned remodeling, Hampstead will install energy-efficient windows, plank flooring, stainless steel appliances and other upgrades in this community. Construction began in January 2015 and is expected to be complete within the next 15 months.

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Butler Square Mauldin South Carolina

MAULDIN, S.C. — Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. (Wheeler REIT) has entered into a contract to acquire Butler Square, an 82,400-square-foot shopping center located in Mauldin, part of the Greenville metropolitan area. The company will purchase the fully leased retail center for $9.4 million, or roughly $114 per square foot, using a combination of cash and bank-provided debt. Built in 1987 and renovated in 2011, Butler Square’s tenant roster includes Bi-Lo, Dollar Tree, Cato Fashions and Sally Beauty Supplies.

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